An example of those who are asserting that all diseases are concocted “in a lab” — this from Michael Flynn, the extreme conservative political organizer and pundit. Do people who believe this somehow think that history began with the time period of modern medical science? Have these people heard of the Black Death? Do they think the Hanseatic League had advanced medical research laboratories cooking that stuff up in the 1300s? Certainly would’ve made an interesting addition to the video game I used to play called Patrician III. It may seem reasonable to have questions or concerns about lab leaks, but these people are saying all infectious diseases come out of laboratories, and that is NOT reasonable. What makes it more bizarre and incoherent is that he said that the reason these infectious diseases are all made in labs is because the labs are developing vaccines and treatments… Why would… Um. It’s a circular reasoning to nowhere. I think most people wouldn’t believe this stuff if they just paused and thought about this for a moment. Living on autopilot is a serious danger in our current information landscape.